Alan\'s Author Archive — Page 2

Equipping an Expedition

alan9th Aug 2009by Alan

It’s been a long time since I last read “Time Enough for Love” by Robert Heinlein, but I’m having flashes of one part More »

Mac and PC Upgrade paths

alan5th Aug 2009FromElsewhere

The next versions of both OSX and Windows are about to be released, and there are handy infographics to let you know how More »

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain

alan1st Aug 2009FromElsewhere

Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale: Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale and an audience’s expectations to demonstrate neural programming More »

Little butterfly on the balcony

alan18th Jul 2009by Alan

Little butterfly on the balcony Originally uploaded by AlanFleming This little fellow was hanging around on my living room balcony this morning.

How To Open a Banana

alan13th Jul 2009FromElsewhere

Open a Banana like a Monkey: You would never have guessed you’ve always been doing it the difficult way, would you? via Lifehacker

Open University Woes

alan11th Jul 2009by Alan

Regular readers (and especially Twitter followers) will know I’m not happy at all about the Open University course I’m doing: T214 – Understanding More »

Useful OSX Utility: Cameras

alan9th Jul 2009Technical, by Alan

One small problem with OSX is that it does the same thing every time you plug in any camera — starting Aperture, for More »

One Step Closer to Art becoming Reality

alan7th Jul 2009FromElsewhere

Michael Jackson to be buried without his brain: Though his body was released the next day to relatives, his brain was not. The More »

This Is What Living Feels Like

alan30th Jun 2009by Alan

So, if you read this blog at all you know I have worked in IT and IT project management, and volunteer for the More »

Tourist Remover

alan30th Jun 2009FromElsewhere

Tourist Remover: Remove moving objects such as tourists or passing cars from your photos. Take multiple photos from the same scene and the More »